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When we left off, we were leaving Coba<\/a> to drive to Merida. We wanted to get on the highway ASAP so that our baby would nap…but it was getting close to lunch time and we were getting hungry! With some bananas to tide us over, we hit the road, and never could have imagined where we would end up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Planning a Trip to Uxmal with Kids<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The only place, on our previous trip<\/a>, we said we didn’t want to come back to, was Piste. Piste is the little town right near the pyramids of Chichen Itza<\/a>. The impression it left on us was grungy, and just a place that gets too many tourists and has therefore lost its charm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well wouldn’t you know it, as we are on the highway approximately halfway to Merida, there was seriously nowhere<\/em> to stop for lunch. The only town on the map that looked like it had ANY commerce and wasn’t so far off the highway was Piste! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pist\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So Piste it was. We first tried to stop in one of the large tourist restaurants where they take big groups. But the food in a buffet looked just awful. So we left and drove further down the road stopping to look at any restaurant that seemed halfway decent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We eventually ended up in the cutest little chicken restaurant! The “paquete” (package) of a whole chicken, came with soup, tortillas, rice, beans, sauce, etc. It was great!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We continued driving back on the highway, until we reached Merida. The next day we would continue to Uxmal. As an aside: essentially, we could have skipped this stop, but we wanted to break up the driving. We knew it was a good idea to stop in a larger city to stock up on provisions (fruit and healthy snacks) and do laundry. And finally, this stop was going to be good for our budget! The hotel we stayed at was simple but inexpensive and it had everything we needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u00e9rida<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The big kids checked out the hotel pool. Then we got freshened up for dinner, and enjoyed the evening out in Plaza Santa Lucia. Merida has the cutest “kissing benches”. They are like two chairs facing opposite directions that are attached, so that you can face your buddy on the bench. The kids had a great time playing on them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The next morning we started with an amazing breakfast and then walked around the Centro Historico. We had several errands to take care of: <\/p>\n\n\n\n